Access Bursary

The Access Bursary for students from England Wales and Northern Ireland was introduced to help support students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland who are from low income families who have a Residual Household Income (RHI) of less than £42,601 and started their programme of study here at Edinburgh Napier University in or after September 2012 and have been assessed as having to pay the full rest of UK level of fees.

Be a matriculated student of Edinburgh Napier University registered on a full-time undergraduate course and have been assessed by the University as being due to pay full Rest of UK (RUK) level of fees.

Have commenced your first year of study at Edinburgh Napier University in 2012/13 academic year or later.

Not be repeating a year of study for any reason

Have been assessed by an awarding body (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) as detailed below:

​Residual Household Income

Award​​

£25,000 and under ​

​£2000

​£25,001 - £42,600​

​£1000

​How is my Residual Household Income (RHI) defined?

RHI is decided in accordance with the Student Funding award made to you from your awarding body. Please refer to the table below that refers to your awarding body:

(This may differ for Nursing or Midwifery students who are eligible to be considered from 2017/18. Please refer to this page regularly for updates)

Students from England

​Maintenance Loan(for students commencing studies in 2017/18)

Maintenance Loan(for students commencing studies in 2016/17)

Maintenance Grant(for students commencing studies between 2012/13 and 2015/16)

Award​

​£8430

​£8200

​£3250 or above

​£2000

​£6300 - £8429

​£6127 to £8199

​£54 to £3249

​£1000

Students from Northern Ireland

​Maintenance Grant

Award​

£2201 or over​

​£2000

Less than £2201 (must have maintenance loan of £4729 or higher)​

​£1000

Students from Wales

Government Learning Grant​

​Award

​£3347 or higher

​£2000

​£556 to £3346

​£1000

How do I apply?

​Applications should be made as soon as you matriculate. Applications will close at the end of June each year.

To apply, print off the application form, fully complete it and send it, along with a copy of the relevant supporting documents (all pages), to the address given on the application form. Applications will not be accepted in any other format. We will respond to your application, via your Edinburgh Napier student email account, within 21 days.

Payments are made in November and March of the academic year that you make a claim.